Unit:Nature

Topic: Natural Disaster

Sub Topic : Flood

Matthayomsuksa 3

Questions What do you see in the video? Is it raining in the video?

Vocabulary

widespread

destructive

flash flood

Urban areas

destroy

structure

Subject-Verb Agreement

Basic Rule

-Singular subjects need singular verbs.-Plural subjects need plural verbs.

These create problems:

• Pronouns such as everyone and everybody seem plural, but they are always singular — so they need a singular verb.

1. Everyone who worked on the science project is a winner.

2. Someone has to answer the phone.

These create problems:

• None is usually regarded as singular, but it can be used as a plural pronoun.

None of the boys has helped at the game.

OR

None of the boys have helped at the game.

These create problems:

Phrases such as together with, along with, and as well as seem to combine subjects, but they do not .

Some of the tile in our room, as well as the hall, was soaked.

The major problem we had, together with that of our teacher, was tardiness.

These create problems:

When either and neither appear as a subject alone (without the words or and nor), they are singular.

1. Either of those answers seems to be right.

2. You can have the bed by the window or the one by the door. Either is okay with me.

These create problems:

Verbs in the present tense for third-person, singular subjects (he, she, it and anything those words can stand for) have s-endings. Other verbs do not add s-endings.

1.He asks for help.

2.She asks for help.

3.They ask for help.

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What Are Effects Of Floods?

Floods are one of the most widespread and destructive natural disasters occurring due to various reasons like heavy rainfall, damming of rivers, hurricanes and melting of snow. Often floods are sudden and are difficult to predict like for example flash floods. Floods occurring in densely populated urban areas have the capacity to do maximum damage to life and property.

The major effects of floods are destruction of life and property; each year thousands of people lose their lives due to floods and millions are rendered homeless. In areas where there are no measures to predict occurrence of floods and to evacuate people to safety the loss of life and damage to property is maximum.

Flooding cause damage to infrastructure like roads and bridges in urban areas and destroys farmlands in agricultural areas. The sewerage systems are often overwhelmed due to floods resulting in the overflowing of drains. The accumulation of water in pools results in spread of various infectious diseases.

Task 1

Error Identification

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Floods (A)is one of the most widespread and (B)destructive (C)natural disastersA (are)

Each year thousands of people (A)loses (B)their lives (C)due to floods.

A (lose)

(A)Often floods (B)is sudden and are difficult to predict like (C)for example flash floods.

B (are)

The accumulation of water in pools (A)result in spread of (B)various infectious (C)disease. A (results)

The sewerage systems (A)is often overwhelmed (B)due to floods resulting in the (C)overflowing of drains.

(A) are

According to your creative thinking, present how to prepare yourself to cope with floods that are coming within 2 weeks and draw pictures in order to illustrate your idea.

Activity 1